An Unlikely Pair Enters the Video Podcasting Arena

Plus: The Mysteries Behind Truman Capote's Swans Scandal

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS Rich Paul, known best to me as Adele's fiancé, has teamed up with Max Kellerman for a new podcast with Bill Simmons's The Ringer. Simmons is excited about the project, telling VF's Dan Adler that the pair has "great chemistry together." Dan spoke with the hosts about their plans and why, even in the crowded space of podcasting, they still think they have something to say. "People come for the hosts, they don't come for the idea," Simmons says. Elsewhere today, meet the baker satisfying Prince William's sweet tooth; read a special report on the MAGA-fied Kennedy Center Honors; and revisit the scandal that rocked New York society. More tomorrow! LINDSEY UNDERWOOD, SENIOR EDITOR An Unlikely Pair Enters the Video Podcasting Arena BY DAN ADLER Game Over, a new show hosted by an NBA super-agent and former ESPN personality, puts Rich Paul in a new seat and brings Max Kellerman back to an old one—and emerges from a knotty web of high-profile sports media relationships. VF's Dan Adler speaks exclusively with the hosts and sportswriter Bill Simmons. READ MORE More Great Reads ROYALS Meet the Royal Baker Behind Prince William's Towering Cake BY KATIE NICHOLL Juliet Sear tells VF what it was like to bake an over-the-top treat for the royal with a sweet tooth. READ MORE POLITICS Inside the MAGA-fied Kennedy Center Honors BY AIDAN MCLAUGHLIN President Trump returned to his television roots—and hinted at renaming the venue—while business titans, right-wing media stars, and members of his embattled Cabinet guzzled Taittinger and danced to Kiss. READ MORE TELEVISION All's Fair in Capitalism and Feminism BY DANIELLE POWELL COBB Despite being lampooned by critics and initially earning an impressively harsh 0% Rotten Tomatoes score, the show has turned out to be a major success—offering the first chapter in an alternative dystopian tale. READ MORE From the Archive Capote's Swan Dive BY SAM KASHNER "La Côte Basque 1965," the first installment of Truman Capote's planned roman à clef, Answered Prayers, dropped like a bomb on New York society when it appeared in Esquire's November 1975 issue. Iced out by the friends he'd skewered—such as his "swans" Slim Keith, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Babe Paley—Capote began his slide into an early grave. From the December 2012 issue, Sam Kashner pursues the scandal's mysteries, including the fate of the unfinished manuscript. READ MORE Royal Watch Princess Diana's Wedding Champagne Is Up for Auction A magnum of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 served at her 1981 nuptials to Prince Charles, only one of twelve in existence, is up for auction—and still drinkable. Prince Harry Likens Being a Royal to Downton Abbey—But More Dramatic In a recent speech, the Duke of Sussex told the British-American Business Council about life as an expat in the United States. MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.